June 2019 marked Tampa Bay Water’s 21st anniversary. Formerly the West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority, Tampa Bay Water was created as a regional utility in June 1998 to eliminate competition for water and economic disparity among the governments it serves. Read more

At its June meeting, Tampa Bay Water’s board of directors approved the agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget with no uniform rate increase. The 2020 budget maintains a wholesale drinking water rate of $2.56 per 1,000 gallons for the ninth consecutive year. Read more

Improving efficiency and performance is important to Tampa Bay Water and its members. The agency’s newly revamped performance dashboard measures key performance indicators against industry benchmarks from the American Water Works Association. The dashboard provides measures in areas such as... Read more

Tampa Bay Water’s top three Long-term Master Water Plan projects are moving forward. The following projects are being investigated to provide the region with additional drinking water in the 2028 timeframe... Read more

]]>Master Water PlanDesalinationFuture WaterGroundwaterSurface WaterRight Plant, Right Place: One of the Keys to an Award-Winning Landscapehttps://www.tampabaywater.org/Blog/ArticleID/413/ight-Plant-Right-Place-One-of-the-Keys-to-an-Award-Winning-LandscapeMon, 10 Jun 2019 15:23:00 GMT

The Tampa Bay Community Water-Wise Awards is a program that recognizes homeowners and businesses who are committed to conserving water and protecting the environment by using the most water-efficient landscaping practices in their beautiful landscapes. Read more

Florida is called the Sunshine State, but we get our fair share of rain too. Most of the rain we receive in Florida happens in the summer, while spring is our dry-season. So, storing water when it rains and using it on dry days makes sense! Read more

]]>ConservationWater-WiseWatering Smart is Part of an Award-Winning Landscapehttps://www.tampabaywater.org/Blog/ArticleID/408/Watering-Smart-is-Part-of-an-Award-Winning-LandscapeTue, 11 Jun 2019 12:13:00 GMT

Over the past 20 years, the Tampa Bay Community Water-Wise Awards program offered by Tampa Bay Water has recognized homeowners and businesses who are committed to conserving water and protecting the environment by using the most water-efficient landscaping practices. Read more

Is your landscaping the envy of the neighborhood – not just because of its beauty, but also because it is water-efficient? Then you might have what it takes to win in the Tampa Bay Community Water-Wise Awards! Read more